Battle of the NFL Fields: Which Surface is Best?

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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On today’s episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, senior writer and NFL injury analyst Stephania Bell joins the show to discuss the debate of what surface is the safest for players, the impact of Aaron Rodgers' injury, and how the NFL is implementing the B.E.A.S.T technology to test field safety. Then, they discuss how the NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to come to a solution and how the FIFA World Cup could impact the future of the NFL field surfaces. 5:00 What makes a good field surface? 10:23 What is the B.E.A.S.T, and how is it used to test the surfaces? 25:00 How the NFL and NFLPA are working together to solve this issue 36:21 FIFA’s impact on the NFL 41:03 The future of NFL surfaces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to the Bill Barnwell Show. I am Bill Barnwell. Today, so excited to have a first-time
0:15.0	guest, a long overdue first-time guest here on the Bill Barnwell show, to talk about one of my favorite
0:22.2	topics when it comes to the NFL. I always love the opportunity to nerd out about something
0:27.4	that everybody complains about, everybody talks about, but we don't actually know a lot about.
0:32.0	We don't really understand. We don't really know how to solve or improve. And so joining me today to talk about her article on the NFL's
0:42.3	turf and what the NFL is doing to try and resolve or improve some of the issues, the positives,
0:49.4	the negatives, joining me to talk about all that, someone whose resume far beyond, far exceeds my own,
0:58.5	not just a longtime licensed physical therapist, not just a injury analyst for ESPN, but also
1:06.6	a fellow senior writer who is joining us today, talk about one of the articles she wrote for ESPN.
1:13.6	It is the wonderful Stefania Bell.
1:16.7	Stefania, finally we get together on this show.
1:20.3	How are you, my friend?
1:22.3	Bill, I am giddy because I am so excited to be joining your podcast.
1:28.8	I listen faithfully.
1:30.9	I've been a long time listener.
1:33.1	I feel like, you know, long time first time.
1:35.6	Yes.
1:36.7	And I, you know, you are the benchmark, I think, in the NFL podcast world. And I am so honored that you have invited me
1:48.1	to join you. And now I can add this to my bio that I have guest on the Bill Barnwell show.
1:56.5	And hopefully it goes well enough that I'll, you know, somehow keep my name on the rotation.
2:01.5	But you and I talk about a lot of these things offline because we get excited to nerd out about them.
2:08.6	And I'm just so excited to be able to do it on your podcast.
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